Diabetes Care Program of Nova Scotia



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Healthy living and self-care
Living with diabetes contains tips for healthy living including eating well, engaging in physical activity, managing stress, and managing diabetes. Self-care is defined in this first brochure.

You and your blood sugars
Testing for better health discusses why persons with diabetes should test their blood sugar, when to test, causes of highs and lows, usual target blood sugar values, and tips for appropriate use of meter, lancets, and strips.

Staying well with diabetes
Using health and community supports contains information on the diabetes health care team, and how best to interact with team members and health care providers. There are tips on preparing for appointments, and descriptions of diabetes tests and their usual target values. There is also important information regarding community supports and how to access them.

Medications
Making the most of your medications discusses the importance of diabetes medications, the way medication use may change over time for a person with diabetes, and how physicians may decide when and if to change a persons medications. There is also information on how to use medications, and how to work with a pharmacist.